‘Coup costs Turkish economy $100 billion’

ISTANBUL: The foiled coup attempt seeking to unseat the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the Turkish economy 300 billion lira ($100 billion),

ISTANBUL: The foiled coup attempt seeking to unseat the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost the Turkish economy 300 billion lira ($100 billion), the trade minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Customs and commerce minister Bulent Tufenkci was quoted as saying by the Hurriyet newspaper the heavy price tag may even go up but insisted that Turkey’s economic fundamentals were solid.

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